GAJAR KA HALWA

One of the most popular Indian desserts, here's for you the 'Gajar ka Halwa' recipe.

Preparation time 30 mins

Serves -3- 4

INGREDIENTS

Carrots 2 (finely grated)

Ghee 2 tbl sp

Milk 1 ½ cup

Sugar ½ cup

Condensed milk 2 tbl sp

Cardamoms 2-3

Cashew nuts 1tbl sp

a pinch of saffron strands/kesar

Almond flakes 1 tbl sp

METHOD

STEP 1: Peal and grate carrot, keep aside.

STEP 2: Take pan pour milk, bring it to boil and add all the grated carrot. Stir the grated carrots and milk. Cook this mixture on a low to medium flame until the milk completely observed by the carrots. Set aside.

STEP 3: Take another pan, add ghee, cardamoms and cashew nuts, sauté for few seconds. Add 1 cup of water and saffron strings, bring it to boil then add sugar. Keep on stirring until the sugar is well caramelized and syrup should reduce by 50%. 

STEP 4: Then u add the cooked grated carrots to this syrup, mix well and finally add condensed milk.

STEP 5: continue to stir and simmer till the whole mixture becomes dry. The condensed milk should evaporate completely. Don’t make it too dry, some moisture is also fine in the halwa. 

STEP 6: Garnish it with some almond flakes, serve warm.